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Ghana’s new 98km standard gauge railway line between Tema and Mpakadan is expected to be completed by the end of 2022, the country’s railway development ministry told reporters this week.
Construction of the line, part of a broader plan to link Ghana with Burkina Faso by rail, has suffered repeated delays since it was … read more
Turkish Airlines on Thursday, 16 June, landed its first Istanbul flight at King Shaka International Airport, after a 17-month pandemic-induced hiatus.
The international airline which was operating the Istanbul-Johannesburg route says it will now extend two of these flights to include Durban on Thursdays and Saturdays. With plans to increas… read more
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town was named Best Airport in Africa for the seventh consecutive year at the 2022 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™. … read more
The service to the Russian capital was suspended in mid-March due to the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. Ethiopian Airlines had subsequently planned several resumption dates but never materialised.
The Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu Pratt has launched a training workshop for women in coastal risk communities and distributed start-up kits to 50 women in Lakka Community. The skills and entrepreneurship training programme aimed at empowering these women to be self-reliant and abstain from destructive environmental prac… read more
Turkish Airlines has added routes to Montenegro and Uzbekistan, and … read more
TAAG Angola Airlines has reached an agreement with Hi Fly that will see an Airbus A330 operated by the Portuguese wet-lease carrier enter service on one of the African airline’s key international routes.
The companies signed an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) ag… read more
The move is part of the country’s push to be internationally known as “Türkiye”, which is how its name is spelt and pronounced in Turkish. The name is pronounced tur-key-yay.
“Turkey no longer exists. It is Türkiye,
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The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) published a new report on practical guidelines and case studies to support destinations in becoming more resilient and sustainable at its Sustainability and Investment Forum taking place in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The report, ‘Enhancing Resilience to Create Sustainability in Destin… read more
The City of Cape Town has announced that as a result of the recent wild fire, the Helderberg Nature Reserve will remain closed for t… read more
Ghana 98km Standard Gauge Tema-Mpakadan Line nearing completion
Turkish Airlines officially resumes flights to Durban
Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town named Best Airport in Africa again
Ethiopian Airlines will not return to Russia until December 2022
Tourism Minister launches women empowerment training workshop in Lakka
Portugal’s HyFly To Operate TAAG Angola Airlines’ Lisbon Route
WTTC publishes new report on destination resilience
Helderberg Nature Reserve temporarily closed
